“I was sitting on the couch in June when I got a message from Prince on twitter with a link to my website. He asked, ‘HOW MUCH 4 THIS?’ I was with my mom who was folding clothes, and I couldn’t find the words to even tell my mom what I had just read when I got an email notification from one of his managers asking if I was interested in a full-time graphic artist position at Paisley.”
Read More"Prince taught her how to respect herself, too. She watched the way he handled himself, and she took notes. 'Once at Paisley Park when he came up to play guitar, someone had stolen all his guitar pics; he didn’t say anything or get visibly upset. He just set his guitar down and walked away. Respect was so important to him. He didn’t put up with people disrespecting him. I learned a lot from that.'"
Read More"What is now the back exit door, was our main door of entrance for years. Emotions ran through me just solidifying the facts that we won't be coming in that way again and knowing that the space of freedom so many of us know at PP won't ever happen again."
Read More"We all kept pinching ourselves – was Prince really going to be performing a mere two feet away?"
Read More"Takumi said Prince joined one rehearsal where he played through the song once and dutifully stayed within his allotted number of bars, but afterwards Prince pulled Takumi aside and explained that he had something else in mind."
Read More"Andre described how Prince convinced his friends they should all get their hair cut. It took some persistent coaxing by Prince but everyone finally agreed to do it."
Read More"I was dancing and a gentleman came up to me and said, ‘Prince likes the way you dance, and would like to invite you to an audition.’"
Read More"The last time I saw him in concert in 2014, he said to us all that the next time we would see him would be in his home. I feel like I need to go and to share this occasion with others who love him."
Read More"They told me that he was rehearsing for the show downtown, but that I could walk a bit around if I wanted to. It was surreal."
Read More"This small group of 15-16-year old boys waited around with a little hope that at some point Prince would emerge. Nothing ventured, nothing gained they reasoned and alas, their persistence paid off!"
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